Asia Pacific News

CGS International eyes Singapore after SE Asia build-up

Asia Pacific | Products

05 Aug 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The overseas arm of the Chinese brokerage house and investment bank is set to expand its footprint as an issuer after over four years of acting as a third-party product distributor for and setting up a Southeast Asia presence.

Hang Seng Bank's structured products income nose dives

Asia Pacific | Industry

02 Aug 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The Hong Kong bank’s structured products issuance income in H1 2024 recorded the lowest level since 2H 2021. Single stock-linked ELI sales concentrated on US tech stock underlying.

Hong Kong Market Review, June 2024: household tech names dominate market exposure

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

31 Jul 2024 by SRP News

The average daily turnover of listed structured products turned flat, while the number of issuances dropped. Blue-chip stock underlying led by Alibaba continued to shine.

Exclusive: former HSBC GPB SE Asia product head joins Cacib

Asia Pacific | People

30 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The buy-side structured product executive joins the French bank after five years of service with HSBC.

FX-linked DLS, DLB gain traction in Korea

Asia Pacific | Products

29 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

In the first half of the year, sales volume of FX rates-linked structured products soared over 7,000% year-on-year in South Korea.

Spotlight on Apac H1 2024: yield enhancement on tech theme standout

Asia Pacific | Products

26 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang & Josafin Fu

Amidst the current high-interest rate environment, yield enhancement products surprisingly continued to shine in the first half of the year in major Asia Pacific markets.

China Market Review, June 2024: Gold-linked structured deposits shine

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

24 Jul 2024 by SRP News

Both the number of issuances and estimated sales volume of structured deposits have risen in the Chinese market. Commodity-linked products gain momentum.

SRP Apac 2024 Awards: Cacib's focus on hedging in Korea pays off

Asia Pacific | Conferences

23 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The French bank was recognised as “Best House, Equities” and “Best Innovation” at SRP Asia Pacific Awards 2024 accolade for its contribution to equity-linked products in the region as well as the hedging investment tool rolled out in South Korea.

India regulator proposes new high-risk asset class

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

18 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The proposal says long-short equity funds and inverse ETFs may be permitted to be offered as investment strategies under the new product category.